Wyoming: The Equality State

• Alternate Nickname: The Cowboy State
• Capital: Cheyenne
• Major Cities:
• Casper
• Laramie
• Major Geographical Features
  • Green River
  • Snake River
  • North Platte River
  • Bighorn River
  • Yen River
  • Rockie Mountains
  • Great Plains
  • Black Hills
  • Laramie Mountains
  • Bighorn Mountains
  • Wind River Range
• National Parks:
• Yellowstone National Park
• Grand Teton National Park
• 1803: The United States gains most of present-day Wyoming in the Louisiana Purchase
• 1869: First place in the United States to allow women the right to vote
• 1872: Yellowstone becomes the first national park in the United States
• 1890: Wyoming becomes the 44th state
• Motto: "Equal Rights"
• Name Meaning: "Valleys and Mountains" (a Native American dialect)
• Products
  • Coal
  • Cattle
  • Uranium
• Wyoming produces the second most wool in the United States
• 9th largest state by area but the least populated state
• First state with a female governor
• Its two national parks see 4 million visitors each year
• Yellowstone Lake is the highest altitude lake in the United States
• Famous People
  • Buffalo Bill